Thinking about certain dudes, with certain qualities and other dudes who lack those certain qualities; qualities that set a fighter apart and keep his metaphorical nuts warm with tightly clinging fans.

Some fighters have clusters of fans that hang like plump ripe grapes on the testicular vine, so to speak, whereas other equally successful (or even moreso) fighters nuts seem lonely and bleak.

Do fighters with more huggers = more haters as well? I'm curious...

Are there any fighters out there you respect to the hilt but just can't root for, for some unfathomable reason that's known only to your turbid and inscrutable subconscious?

IDOHARM -
The Diaz brothers. I fully respect the training regimen and ability that both possess, but I pee a little when they get punched.

yeah it was the diaz bros i was kinda thinking of when i made this thread~

dudes either love 'em or want to put flaming dogshit on their porch

now think of a dude like, say, carlos condit; no doubt he pissed some people off in the diaz fight but he's still just not a hot-button fighter.

i dont recall reading anyone devoting a thread to rampant condit huggery. marquardt might be another example of a dude who gets love for certain fights but again, i can't think of anyone saying " I fucking love nate 'the great' marquardt, win or lose he's the cat's pajamas!!1"

Uhh yeah its probably true that as many people hate Nick and Nate as they have fans but mark my words when I say that if Nick beats GSP in two months, his popularity will skyrocket and those PPV buys will dwarf the entire populace of Canada three times over. Diaz has that Eminem wigger appeal and when given the proper spotlight, hes gonna be huge, the face of the UFC even. Dana wants that strap around a Diaz. Its fuckin gold for Zuffa.

yeah that's what i'm saying, diaz bros have that mystical intangible Hug Factor. dudes will ride those nuts like a huffy.

Mark Munoz may be another one, everyones a bit of a fence sitter on him I feel. No one seems to be really excited for his fights but they wouldn't not watch it because he is in it.

Demian Maia gets a lot of talk when he's got an upcoming fight as its usually quite critical to the division but no one in those threads really hypes Maia up in unbelievable fashion like other fighters nut huggers do. People are just spot on with Maia's abilities most of the time.

Can't say I've ever seen someone nut hug Gleison Tibau, but he puts on some good fights.

No real love or hatred for Eric Koch, the only thread I've seen about Eric Koch in the past few months was a thread asking why there weren't more threads about Eric Koch.

Chaelismyhero - Ill never understand how somebody is a BJ Penn fan. He comes into fights out of shape. Its very disrespectful to the fans. He could of been the goat,but he just didnt have the drive. Just think if BJ had the work ethic of Sean Sherk.

yeah i have respect for BJ comin' out the wazoo but i never root for the guy; can't explain it

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